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Exercise 1 Fill the blanks with the opposite of the adjective. Tall:___________ Close:____________ Funny:_________ Modern:__________ Good:_________ Fat:______________ Cheap:_________ Handsome:________ Cold:__________ Dry:_____________ Boring:_________ Lazy:_____________ Young:_________ Easy:_____________ Intelligent:___________ Big:______________ Right:__________ New:_____________ Fast:___________ Empty:____________ Clean:__________ Fast:______________
3. If and adjective ends in y, preceded by a consonant, change the y for i and add er.
Adjective Comparative
4. If the adjective has more than 2 syllables (long adjective) we add the word more before the adjective to make the comparative.
Adjective Comparative
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5. Also there are some adjectives that are irregular, and have to be memorized.
Adjective Comparative
Exercise 2 Fill the blank with the correct comparative for each adjective
6. When we want to say that one thing is less than another, you can use 'less .......... than' :
"This programme is less interesting
than I thought".
1. Pizza is _________________ vegetables. (tasty) 2. Candelaria is __________________ La Laguna. (dry) 3. My Ipod is 2 times ________________ yours. (fast) 4. Shakira is _____________________ Lady Gaga. (good) 5. My house is ___________________ yours. (new) 6. Our group is ____________________ their group. (bad) 7. My laptop is ___________________ yours. (modern) 8. English homework is _______ Spanish homework. (difficult) 9. A Ferrari is ________________ a Volkswagen. (expensive) 10. A basketball player is _________ a football player. (tall) 11. Bill Gates is ___________________ me. (rich) 12.Technology is _________________ maths. (easy)
2. If and adjective ends in y, preceded by a consonant, change the y for I and add est. Adjective Superlative
3. If the adjective has more than 2 syllables (long adjective) we add the words the most before the adjective to make the comparative. Adjective Superlative
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Finally we have some adjectives that are irregular, and have to be memorized. Adjective Superlative
Exercise 4 Fill the column with the correct comparative and superlative form of the adjective. Adjective Comparative Superlative Clean ______________ __________________ Handsome ______________ __________________ Pretty ______________ __________________ Short ______________ __________________ Fast ______________ __________________ Intelligent ______________ __________________ Thin ______________ __________________ Beautiful ______________ __________________
Exercise #5 Look at the pictures compare them. Use comparative and superlative. The adjectives and other words below may help you.
stressful // relaxing // noisy // quiet // clean // dirty // boring // interesting // funny // healthy // polluting // expensive // cheap
free time // facilities // environment // get a job // clean // safety // traffic // important events // funny // possibilities to have a pet // enjoy nature // night life
Who is the most intelligent in your class? Who is the worst studying maths? Who is the best drawing? Who is the best football player? Who is the worst singing? Who is the most beautiful? Who is the most handsome? Who is the youngest? Who is the oldest? Who is the funniest? Who is the most introverted ? Who is the most extroverted? Who is the most serious? Who is the tallest? Who is the shortest?